This summer is gearing up to be very busy for the mbed team and we couldn't be more excited about the many events coming up in China and Taiwan, such as Maker Faire Taipei, the Thread Group Open House in Shanghai, Computex in Taipei, and more. These are a great opportunity to see the latest demos from the mbed team and get a hands-on experience at one of the local workshops.

Maker Faire, Taipei, May 7-8

Meet us at the ARM booth at Maker Faire Taipei, you can’t miss us by the front door of the National Taiwan Science Education Centre. The first thing you will see from a distance is an exoskeleton which was developed by Neil Tan and his team and shown on Maker’s TV. This exoskeleton was designed to improve mobility in older people. The device estimates the user's intention by measuring the bending of the knees, foot contact force and the orientation of the torso. Depends on the user intention, motors apply torque to argument the one’s strength. It was built using an STM32F401 board running mbed.

Another interesting demo to look out for is the one we call Rob the builder, if you can’t see it you will definitely hear it from a distance as he is regularly hit on the head. Rob was built by those makers at IBM and Multitech to address the problem of construction workers exposed to dangerous impacts, loud noises, vibration and chemical exposure. Something that stands out from this product is the use of LoRa as a wearable radio technology, typically we see Bluetooth used in wearables. The reason for choosing LoRa is its exceptionally low power but also it’s very long range in harsh environments. The hard hat is fitted with an impact sensor which is connected to a Multitech mDot radio board, data is then fed to IBM Bluemix for processing. If Rob receives a particularly dangerous impact to his head, other workers are informed to offer him help –we have a baseball bat on site if you wish to hit him on the head.

Have you ever wanted to create your own IoT gadget but not sure where to start? Spend 5 minutes at our mbed challenge and we will show you how to write software and run it live on an ARM processor. If you can complete the challenge then take away a development board and continue creating your own IoT gadgets.

• WHEN: May 7th-8th , 2016
• WHERE: National Tawian Science Education Center

Open House for The Thread Group, Shanghai, May 10

Join us and other Thread member companies in Shanghai on 10 May 2016 to learn about Thread, the new home networking protocol based on industry standard Internet protocols. Thread is a key ARM mbed technology, supporting silicon partners and OEMs to leverage growth in smart home markets. We will explain how Thread works and why it will become the foundation for connecting “Things” in the home. There will be food, beverages, and networking opportunities.

• REGISTER: Here
  The nominal ¥325 CNY registration fee includes access to the event, food and beverages, networking, and a shirt.
• WHEN: May 10, 2016 from 4-7 p.m. CTZ
• WHERE: JW Marriott at Tomorrow Square, 399 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai, Huangpu District 200003, China

More about Thread
Thread is designed for consumers and devices in and around the home, Thread is an IPv6 networking protocol built on open standards for low-power 802.15.4 mesh networks that can easily and securely connect hundreds of devices.

Computex, Taipei, May 31-June 4

At Computex in Room 2510 of the Grand Hyatt we will be exhibiting a wide range of demos including: a Bluetooth Low energy gateway developed by Red Bear Labs which enables edge devices to be managed through mbed Device Connector. The gateway is based on raspberry Pi Zero and Red Bear’s IoT HAT coming in at under $15. Also have a close look at Zebras Time Tracking Solution for Acute Myocardial Infraction Patients outside of its hospital environment. This system allows medical staff to track how long a patient has been in their care and precise timing between treatment. As a patient is admitted to the hospital a wrist band it provided which regularly transmits a time signal which is received by various terminals throughout the hospital and transferred back to the patients records via the Zebra Zatar cloud system running mbed Device Server.

• WHEN: May 31 - June 4, 2016
• WHERE: Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), No. 1, Section 5, Xinyi Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110

2016 Robotics Forum & Robotics Capital Initiation Forum, Shenzhen, May 28

An mbed workshop will be hosted at the 2016 Robotics Forum and Robotics Capital Initiation Forum in Shenzhen. This workshop will take you through the basics of getting started with mbed and how to perform one simple robotics sensor exercise.

• REGISTER: Free for all attendees, more info here
• WHEN: May 28, 2016
• WHERE: Nanshan Software Industrial Base, Building 5E, 2F, Shenzhen City, China

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